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Hexham Local History Society

Hexham Local History Society Main Contact Details:

Contact Name: Michael Saxon - Secretary
Postal Address: The Fens, Causey Way, Hexham NE46 2JQ
Telephone: 01434 600607
Email Address: jmsaxon@onetel.net
Northumberland Life Website Address: http://www.northumberlandlife.org/hexham-local-history-society

Useful Websites:

Website: http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/hexham.htm
Additional Information: A selection of documents relating to the history of Hexham held by the Northumberland Collections Service. This site also contains similar information on other Northumberland towns and villages.
Website: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Hexham/
Additional Information: Documents and information relating to Hexham Union Workhouse. This site also contains similar records on other local workhouses.

Useful Email Contacts:

Organisation Name: Border Library
Email Address: museum@tynedale.gov.uk
Additional Information: A major local collection of material particularly relating to the Border Reivers and to Northumbrian music.
Organisation Name: Brough Local Studies Collection
Telephone: 01434 652491
Email Address: hexhamlibrary@northumberland.gov.uk  |  Website: www.northumberland.gov.uk/libraries
Postal Address: Hexham Library, Queen's Hall, Beaumont Street, Hexham. NE46 3LS
Additional Information: The Brough Local Studies Collection is the second largest in the County's libraries. It covers all aspects of Northumberland's history, with a particular emphasis on the west of the county.

Useful Websites:

Organisation Name: Northumberland Collections Service
Website: www.northumberland.gov.uk/catalogue
Postal Address: Woodhorn Colliery Museum QEII Country Park Ashington. NE63 9YF
Additional Information: Formerly known as the County Archives Service. This link takes you direct to the Collection's online catalogue, where you can search by location or subject.
Organisation Name: British Association for Local History
Website: www.balh.co.uk
Postal Address: BALH PO BOX 6549 Somersal Herbert Ashbourne . DE6 5WH
Additional Information: the national charity which promotes local history and serves local historians.

More Contacts Within This Organisation:

Contact Name: Mr Mark  Benjamin   (Editor - Hexham Historian)
Email Address: markbenjamin@hencotes.fslife.co.uk
Postal Address: 9 Hencotes, Hexham. NE46 2EQ
Additional Information: In addition to editing the Hexham Historian, Mark is also responsible to maintaining this website. Any items for Answers Please! should be sent to him.

Contacts Within Other Organisations:

Organisation Name: Northumberland & Durham Family History Society (Hexham)
Contact Name: Mrs Valerie  Robson
Email Address: valerie.robson@btopenworld.com
Postal Address: 24 Shaws Park, Hexham. NE46 3JB
Additional Information: The N&DFHS maintain a vast resource on all aspects of local family history.

More Contacts Within This Organisation:

Contact Name: Miss Mollie Telford   (Membership Secretary)

Postal Address: Dilstone, Burswell Villas, Hexham . NE46 3LD  
Contact Name: Mr Ted  Wall   (Publications Sales)
Email Address: tandtw@hotmail.co.uk
Additional Information: To order any of the publications listed on this site, please contact Ted
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